Neanderthal

Neanderthals were a group of humans, descended from Adam and Eve, who lived in the harsh post-Flood world. Archaeology confirms they made instruments, make-up, jewelry, weapons, and ritually buried their dead. Many humans today share DNA with Neanderthals. This fully human lineage died out sometime after the Flood.

Neanderthal DNA

A new genetic study, published in the journal Science, compared the Neanderthal genome to the genes of five humans alive today. The comparison revealed that in some individuals, up to 4% of the total genome was of Neanderthal origin.

Makeup for Neanderthals

Archaeologists uncovered shells containing yellow and red pigment residues at Neanderthal dig sites in southern Spain. Coupled with similar evidence found in Africa, the pigments paint a picture of Neanderthals far more sophisticated than their stereotype.

Neanderthal tools

Contrary to their reputation as some sort of sub-human brute, Neanderthals displayed a great deal of technological skill in the manufacture of their tools. Neanderthals were not only fully human but evidently were very skilled people coping with the harsh world of the post-Flood Ice Age.

Neanderthals Fully Human

The Neandertals are not mysterious, but rather incredibly intriguing. We view them as the fully human ancestors of some modern humans, probably some Europeans and western Asians. They were a post-Flood, Ice Age people, specializing in hunting the large, grazing animals that were abundant towards the end of the Ice Age.

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It’s a “Nose-Brainer”: Neanderthal Noses Weren’t Much Different Than Ours

Jan. 3, 2026
A new study of preserved neanderthal nose bones challenges long-held evolutionary claims.
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Neanderthals “Didn’t Truly Go Extinct”

July 25, 2024 from Ken Ham Blog
One scientist shares that this new study “really highlights that what we think as a separate Neanderthal lineage really was more interconnected with our ancestors.”
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Are Neanderthals “More Sibling Than Cousin”?

Oct. 30, 2023 from Ken Ham Blog
Neanderthals just represent variation within the human kind . . . exactly what we’d expect starting with God’s Word!
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Did Neanderthals Practice Chemistry?

June 5, 2023 from Ken Ham Blog
A new discovery hints that Neanderthals may have practiced chemistry, in addition to a long list of other accomplishments!
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Did Neanderthals “Hybridize” With Modern Humans?

Sept. 19, 2022 from Ken Ham Blog
Do you have Neanderthal DNA in you? You might, as, according to one article, many people “living today have a small component of Neanderthal DNA in their genes.”
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Neanderthal Toothpick Discovery Reminds Us God’s Word is True

April 3, 2021 from Ken Ham Blog
Scientists discover Neanderthals are “like us” wearing jewelry, playing musical instruments, etc. – probably because they were human as the Bible suggests.
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Neanderthals Fed and Weaned Their Children Just Like Us

Nov. 9, 2020 from Ken Ham Blog
New research overturns decades of media propaganda about Neanderthals - instead of being primitive brutes, Neanderthal children acted just like us.
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Neanderthal Man: Like Other Humans

Aug. 28, 2020 from Answers in Depth
Neanderthal architectural preferences, like hot water, organized living spaces, and warm bedrooms, add to our growing understanding that Neanderthals were human.
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Clams, Carbs, and Neanderthal Cave Paintings

July 1, 2020 from Answers Magazine
Humans have always been innovators, cooks, and artists—a biblical fact reinforced by every new discovery.
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Neanderthals—Archaic Human Cousins or Descendants of Adam?

Sept. 19, 2019 from Ken Ham Blog
The Scientist discusses Neanderthal DNA and its appearance in our genome. Researchers have been digging to see what marks Neanderthals left in our DNA.
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Neanderthals: Our Worthy Ancestors

Aug. 3, 2018 from Searching for Adam
There are three lines of evidence demonstrating that the Neanderthals were fully human ancestors of modern humans in spite of their undeserved sordid reputation.
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Neanderthals Used Advanced Hunting Techniques

July 10, 2018 from Ken Ham Blog
A new study demonstrates that Neanderthals used “advanced hunting techniques to stalk and kill their prey.”
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Sailing the Mediterranean? So Easy Even a Caveman Can Do It!

May 10, 2018 from Ken Ham Blog
When Neanderthals (modern man’s cousin, according to evolutionists) were discovered, they were considered primitive. Nothing could be further from the truth.
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Making Monkeys out of Men

Oct. 28, 2017 from Essays on Origins: Creation vs. Evolution
In an effort to fill the gap between apes and men, certain fossil men have been declared to be “apelike” and, thus, ancestral to at least “modern” man.
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Building Project in Bruniquel Cave Reveals Neanderthals’ Modern-Human Ability

June 9, 2016 from Answers in Depth
Discovery of man-made structures deep in a cave has shown that Neanderthals could do a lot more than most folks have given them credit for.
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Neanderthals in the News Again

Jan. 1, 2015 from Answers Magazine
The discovery of a human fossil that is clearly not Neanderthal yet has a Neanderthal-like inner ear has thrown secular anthropologists into confusion.
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Can Neanderthal Noses Sniff Out the Secret Paths of Human Evolution?

Dec. 17, 2014 from Answers in Depth
Were Neanderthals our cousins, our ancestors, or just our fellow human travelers in the post-Babel world?
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Human Evolutionary Lineages Teeter on Neanderthal-Style Inner Ear

Aug. 21, 2014 from Answers in Depth
Neanderthal labyrinth in non-Neanderthal fossil hints at maze of post-Babel migrations.
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Piecing Together Neanderthals at Sima de los Huesos

July 5, 2014 from Answers in Depth
The “mosaic” of traits in these people who left their fossilized remains in Ice Age sediment is consistent with the history found in God’s Word.
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Neanderthal Toe Said to Suggest an Incestuous Culture

Jan. 6, 2014 from Answers in Depth
Neanderthal toe and Denisovan finger trace humanity’s genetic footprint near and far.
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Neandertools

Jan. 1, 2014 from Answers Magazine
Researchers were surprised to discover recently that the Neanderthals of Europe were probably using sophisticated bone tools before other humans moved into the region.
Handedness of Early Humans Speaks Volumes

Sept. 1, 2012 from News to Know
Handedness of early humans speaks volumes.
Vegetables for Neanderthals

Aug. 4, 2012 from News to Know
Clues in dental calculus “banish many of the preconceptions we had of Neanderthals.”
Researchers Believe Modern Humans Gained Immunity Boosts from Neaderthals

Sept. 10, 2011 from News to Know
Doses of Denisovan and Neanderthal DNA may have provided immunity to many modern humans.